CVE-2026-40193

maddy is a composable, all-in-one mail server. Versions prior to 0.9.3 contain an LDAP injection vulnerability in the auth.ldap module where user-supplied usernames are interpolated into LDAP search filters and DN strings via strings.ReplaceAll() without any LDAP filter escaping, despite the go-ldap/ldap/v3 library's ldap.EscapeFilter() function being available in the same import. This affects three code paths: the Lookup() filter, the AuthPlain() DN template, and the AuthPlain() filter. An attacker with network access to the SMTP submission or IMAP interface can inject arbitrary LDAP filter expressions through the username field in AUTH PLAIN or LOGIN commands. This enables identity spoofing by manipulating filter results to authenticate as another user, LDAP directory enumeration via wildcard filters, and blind extraction of LDAP attribute values using authentication responses as a boolean oracle or via timing side-channels between the two distinct failure paths. This issue has been fixed in version 0.9.3.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:maddy_project:maddy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

22 Apr 2026, 20:13

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:maddy_project:maddy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Maddy Project maddy
Maddy Project
References () https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy/commit/6a06337eb41fa87a35697366bcb71c3c962c44ba - () https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy/commit/6a06337eb41fa87a35697366bcb71c3c962c44ba - Patch
References () https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy/releases/tag/v0.9.3 - () https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy/releases/tag/v0.9.3 - Product, Release Notes
References () https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy/security/advisories/GHSA-5835-4gvc-32pc - () https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy/security/advisories/GHSA-5835-4gvc-32pc - Exploit, Vendor Advisory

16 Apr 2026, 00:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-16 00:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:44


NVD link : CVE-2026-40193

Mitre link : CVE-2026-40193

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40193


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Products Affected

maddy_project

  • maddy
CWE
CWE-90

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection')